Creating a Socialist Media
Would a socialist democratic social media platform even be possible?
Brief disclaimer
This is the ninth of a multi-part article series based on a paper I originally wrote for a University rhetoric course. If you missed parts 1–8, I recommend reading those first.
I broke my very long paper into sections and made edits to make it easier to read, so I hope you enjoy.
Social(ist) media
Having explained why hearing social media influencers are willing to appropriate and exploit sign language for attention and material gain (namely capitalism, ableism, dualism, and exoticism), I now turn to Marxism and Democratic Socialism in an attempt to lay out guiding principles for a more just and equitable platform.
Collaboration, communication, and collective ownership
A truly democratic socialist media would require that all users of the platform are also collective owners, primarily to give each user an equal say in how the platform would operate. A socialist media would not be used for profit. Instead, its value would be determined by how the platform serves its users in living the lives we want to live, rather than our use serving the desires of the…
